a700hitter
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They had access. They had the advantage over any other team at that point. They ask what he wants. He gives a proposal. At that point, the owners could have reached accross the table and said "it's a deal." I doubt he recoils at that point. They didn't like his asking price and walked away from the table hoping the price would come down. It didn't. They had the opportunity to sign him, but passed on it. It's just nonsense to continue with this argument that he was not going to sign with the Sox at any price. He named his price with the owners in the room. They walked away.
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If the Sox had played their cards differently (note I didn't say "right"), they probably could have signed him to a deal when the owners met with him. He stated his demands at that point and the owners could have agreed and had a press conference. The Red Sox owners had the access at that point. They could have closed the deal. Sales 101.
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Calling someone terrible is an opinion even if the opinion is supported by statistics, so what is it that you are looking for? Get Extra Innings ... watch the guy play the OF and then tell me your opinion.
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Watching him repeatedly break in for balls that go over his head or stand like a statue on balls in front of him that he plays on a bounce. When you see things like that, you don't need numbers to confirm that he sucks as an outfielder. The guy is an infielder.
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Both ends of the spectrum were on display in this game- an old post-surgery pitcher and a young inexperienced pitcher. Smoltz' velocity was good, but the test will be whether he can go to the hill every 5th day with consistent velocity. As for Bard, he is still developing. Will he become a Papelbon? The odds are against that, but the hope is that he becomes more consistent. The risk of using young pitchers in prominent roles is inconsistency. No questions were answered by this game regarding the future of the rotation and any pitcher personnel moves.
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But he's 6'8", about 300lbs and he swings a big bat.
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That ball almost popped out of his glove. Gardner on the Yankees would have whacked his head on the wall and knocked himself silly.
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I think you would just prefer that he get fired.
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Does it really matter? He couldn't throw anyway? How much could it affect his hitting?
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The Red Sox demonstrated how to manhandle a s***** team like the Nats. The Yankees managed to make them look like contenders.
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No one likes Girardi. No one. If the Yankees continue to disappoint, there will be plenty of backstabbing of the manager through the press.
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I don't disagree, but what happened to this process when they signed Lugo (who had been benched in LA) or even when they signed Drew? They do at times spend a little foolishly.
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I look at it from a different perspective. I think you have to look at the total invested in team payroll. If the payroll is between $125-140 million annually and it is likely that a division or playoff spot could be decided by 3-4 games, spending an additional $2-3 million annually on a closer that is most likely to get you those wins would seem like a prudent investment. You would be increasing payroll by around 2.5% to give the team a great chance of going to the playoffs and competing for the championship.
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It wasn't a playoff game with the season hanging in the balance. No one has yet laid a glove on Papelbon in those situations.
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He thinks every prospect is going to be a stud.
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Suzyn Waldman in analyzing Tomko's outing yesterday concluded and I am parphrasing slightly: it is hard to pitch when you can't keep the ball in the park. Lol!
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Not today, but it may be the market when he hits the market. $14 million is not such a far cry from the $13 million that KRod is getting. It's all outrageous to us, but we don't set the market.
